Custom Web Design & Shopify Development for Canadian Brands
We design and build fast, conversion-focused websites and custom Shopify stores for ambitious Canadian businesses, from first wireframe to launch.
Trusted by brands across 5 countries, including Canada
Websites aren't a side service here. They're our specialism. We build custom sites and Shopify stores for brands across five countries that take their digital presence seriously.
Brands we've worked with
Custom websites & Shopify stores we've shipped
Cure Superfoods
🇨🇦 Canada
Built in 14 daysBuilt a modern, custom ecommerce experience for this Canadian superfoods brand: a cleaner, faster store that makes the products feel premium and easy to explore.
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Inspiratia
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Full rebrand + site revampDesigned and developed a modern events platform positioning the brand as a leading destination for global energy and infrastructure conferences, improving audience engagement and event discoverability.
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Fidus Law Chambers
🇮🇳 India
Interactive GSAP animationsDesigned and built the complete brand identity and website, positioning the firm as a modern, forward-thinking legal practice for clients across India.
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Monk's Brew Club
🇸🇬 Singapore
Kyoorius award-winning brandDeveloped a custom illustration-led brand and interactive website, creating a distinctive digital identity that helps the club stand out and strengthen community and membership engagement.
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Starmark
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Built from scratch in 1 weekBuilt a modern enterprise platform for logistics operations across air, sea, and road, simplifying complex service communication for B2B clients across the Middle East.
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Giving Together Foundation
🇮🇳 India
Frame-by-frame animated UIDesigned and developed a community philanthropy platform that makes collective giving and volunteer coordination more accessible and engaging for donors, NGOs, and communities.
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Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies
🇮🇳 India
Fully custom WordPress CMSBuilt a purpose-driven digital platform communicating work in climate action, active citizenship, and social impact through a refined experience for institutional partners and public audiences.
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Web design and development services for Canadian businesses
Urbanhub Innovations is a web design and development company serving businesses across Canada. We build custom websites, web applications, and Shopify stores from scratch, pairing design with engineering so the result loads fast, ranks well, and actually converts.
Custom Website Design
Bespoke interfaces shaped around your brand and conversion goals, not a recycled theme.
Web Development
Fast, scalable, accessible front-ends and back-ends built to last.
Custom Shopify Development
Tailored Shopify and Shopify Plus stores, themes, and integrations.
Ecommerce Development
Conversion-focused online stores with clean, frictionless checkout.
UI/UX Design
Research-led product and web experiences your customers understand instantly.
Web Applications
Custom web apps, dashboards, and portals built around your workflow.
CMS Development
Easy-to-manage content systems so your team can update without a developer.
Performance & SEO
Core Web Vitals, speed, and technical SEO baked in from the start.
Website Redesign
Modernize an outdated or slow site into a fast, lead-generating asset.
Conversion Strategy
Turn traffic into enquiries and sales with data-informed UX decisions.
Custom Shopify & Shopify Plus development in Canada
Selling online in Canada? We build custom Shopify and Shopify Plus stores from scratch, not off-the-shelf templates: bespoke themes, headless Hydrogen storefronts, migrations, and store CRO. We set up CAD pricing, GST/HST/PST, and Canada Post shipping correctly before you launch. Shopify is built in Canada (Ottawa) and we know it deeply, so you get a store that's fast, genuinely scales, and gets real support after launch instead of a handover and silence.
Custom Shopify themes
Built from scratch for your brand and conversion goals, never a recycled template.
Headless & Hydrogen
Storefronts on Shopify Hydrogen for brands that have outgrown standard themes.
Store migrations
Move from WooCommerce, Magento, or BigCommerce to Shopify without losing rankings.
Apps & integrations
Subscriptions, B2B, ERP, 3PL, loyalty, and custom Shopify app development.
Canadian checkout setup
CAD pricing, GST/HST/PST/QST tax rules, and Canada Post shipping configured at launch.
Speed & CRO
Performance tuning and conversion optimization so the store sells, not just launches.
A clear process, from first call to launch
Most custom websites and Shopify stores ship in about 3–8 weeks, depending on scope. Here's how we work.
- 01
Discovery & scope
A short call to understand your goals, audience, and requirements. You get a clear, fixed quote and a phase-by-phase timeline before any work starts.
- 02
Design
We design the experience around conversion, from wireframes to polished, on-brand UI, with your feedback at every milestone.
- 03
Build
We develop a fast, accessible, SEO-ready website or Shopify store, with regular progress you can see and test.
- 04
Launch
We test, optimize for Core Web Vitals, set up analytics (and CAD/tax/shipping for Shopify), and ship it live.
- 05
Support
Ongoing maintenance and support keep your site fast and secure. You own your code, and we stick around after launch.
Custom build vs template vs freelancer
| What you get | Urbanhub (custom) | DIY template | Generic freelancer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built from scratch for your brand | ✓ | ✕ | sometimes |
| Fast, optimized for Core Web Vitals | ✓ | ✕ | sometimes |
| You own the code & design, no lock-in | ✓ | partial | sometimes |
| Designed for conversion, not just looks | ✓ | ✕ | sometimes |
| Scales as your business grows | ✓ | ✕ | sometimes |
| Real post-launch support & maintenance | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Quoted & invoiced in CAD | ✓ | n/a | sometimes |
An extension of your team, minus the overhead
We partner with Canadian businesses week in, week out. Real professionals, straight answers, no runaround. Here's what working with us actually looks like.
One point of contact
A dedicated project lead owns your build end to end. You always know exactly who you’re talking to, never passed around a team.
Overlap hours, every day
We keep real overlapping hours with your workday for calls and reviews, with async updates in between, so the project never stalls waiting on us.
Fixed scope, fixed quote
A clear quote and timeline before we start. No scope creep, no surprise invoices, no awkward mid-project money conversations.
You own all of it
Your code, design, and accounts are yours from day one. No proprietary platforms, no lock-in, ever.
We stick around after launch
Ongoing support and maintenance keep your site fast and secure. We don’t hand over the keys and vanish.
Privacy & accessibility built in
We bake in privacy (PIPEDA) and accessibility best practices from the first build, not bolted on at the end.
- Quoted & invoiced in CAD
- Guaranteed overlap-hour support
- Replies within 1 business day
- You own your code & design
- Privacy-aware (PIPEDA) builds
Frequently asked questions
Cost depends on scope: the number of pages and templates, custom design vs a theme, integrations (CRM, payments, booking), content, and ongoing support. We scope every project up front and give Canadian clients a clear, fixed quote in CAD before any work begins, so there are no surprises.
Shopify cost is driven by how custom the store is: a tailored theme, headless (Hydrogen) build, migrations, and custom apps or integrations each add scope. We quote each Shopify build in CAD after a short discovery call so you know exactly what you are paying for.
Most custom websites and Shopify stores ship in roughly 3 to 8 weeks, depending on scope and how quickly content and feedback come back. We share a phase-by-phase timeline at kickoff and keep you updated throughout.
Shopify suits most growing brands. Shopify Plus is the enterprise tier for high-volume merchants who need more checkout customization, automation, higher API limits, and dedicated support. We build on both and help you choose the right fit for where your business is headed.
Yes. From our agency in India, we work with Canadian clients every week and schedule guaranteed overlap hours for calls and reviews, with async updates in between. In practice the time difference means work often progresses overnight, so you wake up to fresh progress.
Yes. For Canadian Shopify stores we set up CAD pricing, GST/HST/PST/QST tax rules, and Canada Post shipping rates at launch, plus province-based tax logic so checkout is correct from day one.
Paid templates are fast to launch but you share the same look as countless other stores, can be slow once apps stack up, and are hard to extend. A custom theme is built around your brand and conversion goals, stays fast, and scales with you. We recommend custom when the store is core to your revenue.
Yes on both. You own your website and code outright, with no lock-in. We also offer ongoing maintenance and support so your site stays fast, secure, and up to date long after launch. We do not launch and disappear.
Get your free consult
Tell us about your project. We'll review your goals and tell you honestly if we're the right fit. No commitment, no hard sell.